No new Urdu, Punjabi films, Pakistanis flock to watch Batman

Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) With no new Urdu or Punjabi films releasing on Eid in Pakistan, movie buffs in the port city of Karachi are flocking to theatres showing action movies "The Dark Knight Rises" and "The Expendables 2".

Moviegoers were excited with reports that said at least a couple of Urdu films and a few Punjabi movies were to see the light of day on Eid.

The only new Urdu film is Syed Noor's "Shareeka", but that will be shown only in Lahore, the Dawn reported Monday.